Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 91
Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)
देवतायतनं प्राज्ञो देवानां चैव सत्रिणाम् / नाक्रामेत् कामतश्छायां ब्राह्मणानां च गोरपि
devatāyatanaṃ prājño devānāṃ caiva satriṇām / nākrāmet kāmataśchāyāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca gorapi
賢者は、神々の住まいである社寺を侮ってはならず、また神々と祭祀に勤しむ者たちの聖域をも汚してはならない。さらに気まぐれから、バラモンの影、あるいは牛の影でさえ踏むべからず。
Vyasa (narratorial instruction within a dharma-teaching context to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames spiritual life as beginning with dharma—reverence and restraint—without which higher realization of the Self (ātman) is considered unstable or fruitless.
No direct meditation technique is taught; instead it emphasizes foundational ethical discipline—careful conduct toward temples, ritual spaces, brāhmaṇas, and cows—functioning like preparatory yamas that support later Yoga and devotion in the Kurma Purana.
By focusing on shared dharmic reverence (devālaya, sacrifice, and sanctity of the righteous), it reflects the Purana’s integrative approach where sectarian difference is secondary to common sacred norms honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.